Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "tdk" Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Kickstarter atacked Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:50:56 +0850 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 17 Message-ID: <4486-0@usenet.squte.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="1858be7b02c727ad8c4c4755e1110c21"; logging-data="12364"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19fcf63RP5DNT9XfbtqOS/Gvn+BrK4tCIw=" In-Reply-To: <4486-0@usenet.squte.com> X-Newsreader: http://squte.com Cancel-Lock: sha1:hGQqvjn/dpYjApSxkZgUTMuLLnU= Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:485 From the "change your password" department: Crowd-funding site Kickstarter has announced that an attacker has made off with user data. In this announcement [1], the company's Yancey Strickler says it was alerted by law enforcement on Wednesday night, February 11, that customer data had been obtained by attackers. According to Reuters [2], Kickstarter retains the last four digits of non-US credit cards, but this wasn't accessed. [1] "https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/important-kickstarter-security-notice" [2] "http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/16/idUS417747858320140216" [2] "http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/17/kickstarter_kicked_by_attack/" -- View this thread at http://squte.com/node/4486